A Handbook of Spoken Grammar
Strategies for speaking natural English
- Audio CD
- Coursebook
| Authors: | Ken Paterson, Caroline Caygill, Rebecca Sewell |
| Series: | Delta Natural English |
| Level: | Intermediate and above / B1 and above |
| Published: | Forthcoming Winter 2011 |
- Key features
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- Component ISBNs
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Key features
Spoken English is now recognized as having its own “grammar” which is not covered in traditional language practice material. Using recent corpus research into spoken English the Handbook of Spoken Grammar teaches learners to speak more naturally, using the patterns that native speakers use when speaking English.
The Handbook of Spoken Grammar is written for students from intermediate level and above looking to develop natural fluency in their speaking skills. The Handbook of Spoken Grammar is divided into 20 units, each dealing with a spoken grammar strategy to equip students with greater native-like linguistic techniques.
Written for class or self-study use, each spoken grammar strategy is identified in context using conversational examples on the audio CD and short written transcripts. Each strategy is then explained in full before students go on to complete a range of thorough practice activities.
Key features:
- Helps students of intermediate level and above speak more naturally
- Based on recent corpus research
- Designed for class or self-study
- Perfect as a supplementary resource for spoken English exams
- Includes free audio CD
Component ISBNs
| Coursebook with Audio CD | 978-1-905085-54-5 |
Like the sound of this. Any chance of having a preview of some of the text and exercises?
Hi Penny,
We plan on maing sample pages available very shortly – watch this space!
Thanks for your interest.
The Delta Team
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This looks very interesting indeed. Could I ask what corpora you used? Thanks.
Thanks for your comment, Evan. The corpora that had the greatest influence on the book were the Longman Spoken and Written English Corpus, and the Cambridge International Corpus (particularly the CANCODE element), but the primary research with these corpora was done by the authors of the Longman Grammar of Spoken and Written English and the Cambridge Grammar of English!
We also worked with a word bank of reformulated student language built up at the University of Westminster, and benefited from the insights provided by the authors of a number of journal articles and book publications (some of whom will have used other corpora).